Hepcat Swing

Lindy Hop 1
2025-01-29 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-22 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-15 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-08 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Hepcat Swing Studio, 42 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 1L6, Canada
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday Jan. 8 – Feb 12)
7:30-8:30pm
No dance experience necessary! Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner.
This is a great class to get started with partnered swing dancing and social dancing in general! We will go from the very basics of Lindy Hop and work through enough material to get you dancing comfortably. We will also learn some history of the Lindy Hop and why we are still dancing it today. Taking this class would be a great opportunity for experienced dancers who’d like to refresh their basics or learn a new role.

Teachers: Dylan and Amy

Lindy Hop 3
2025-01-29 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-01-22 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-01-15 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-01-08 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday Jan. 8 – Feb 12)
6:30-7:30pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 2 or the ability to comfortably dance several swing out variations. No partner necessary.
Lindy Hop 3 will pick up where level 2 left off. Are you looking for a challenge? A way to update your swing dancing with new moves? A way to dig deeper into your connection and musicality? Then this course is for you! This is a great class for experienced dancers as well as those continuing their Lindy Hop journey!

Teachers: Connie and Dylan

Lindy Hop 5C
2025-01-28 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-01-21 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-01-14 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-01-07 20:30 - 21:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Jan. 7 – Feb 11)
8:30-9:30pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 4, or permission from the Teacher. Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner to class.
Each time this level of Lindy Hop is offered, it changes to meet the needs of the students. Some of the topics may include: rhythmic variations, connection, swivels, breaks, musicality, fancy footwork, 6/10/12/14 count moves, ochos, crossovers, grapevines, different connection points (wrist, shoulders, hips, ankles).

Teachers: Jeff and Tori

Lindy Hop 4A
2025-01-28 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-21 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-14 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-07 19:30 - 20:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Jan. 7 – Feb 11)
7:30-8:30pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 3 or you permission from the teacher.
Drills for Skills! This class is focused on high quality connection, movement and Lead/Follow skills. It is not a move based class, but drills based. It will help you develop into a top-notch dancer, one who is smooth on the dance floor, has the capabilities of improvising and adding musicality to their dance, who looks graceful or funky. This is a great class for those continuing their Lindy Hop journey as well as experienced dancers who may not have taken lessons for years, but would like to clean up their moves.

Teachers: Jeff and Tori

Balboa 1
2025-01-28 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-01-21 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-01-14 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-01-07 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Jan. 7 – Feb 11)
6:30-7:30pm
Prerequisite: None. Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner.
Balboa is a stand-alone dance that falls under the Swing Umbrella of dances. It is danced to very fast swing music. Taking this class is perfect for beginner dancers who would like to learn to do a partner dance. Or, it would be a great opportunity for experienced dancers who’d like to learn a new dance style to switch to when the music gets too fast to dance Lindy Hop.

In this series, we will begin with the very basics of Balboa and work through enough material to get you dancing comfortably to a full song. The class will include moves such as: the Up Hold Basic step, the Down Hold Basic step, Scoot, Break Turn, Crossovers and other Bal-Swing Moves. We will also learn about proper connection, pulse and how to lead and follow Balboa. During all of this, we will go over the history of Balboa and why we are still dancing it today.

Weekly Monday Night Dances
2025-01-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-01-20 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-01-13 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-01-06 19:30 - 22:00
Like many new skills, dancing is best learned by doing! We are doing our best to provide you with opportunities to come out and dance, socialize, and listen to great music.
Almost every Monday night at Hepcat Swing, we feature great swing music to keep you dancing all night! We are a friendly bunch of people who love to see new faces out on a Monday night! The dancing starts at 8:00, with an introductory lesson at 7:30 included in the admission price to get you started (no partner or experience required). Dancing ends around 10:00, depending on how much fun we are having!
Important note: Please use our Facebook or Instagram pages to confirm whether the dance is happening for a given week (it’s faster for us to update our social media than this website, so we often make announcements there first).
Admission
General Admission: $10
Members and Students: $8
*Admission payments will be taken at the door.

Ballroom Blues 1
2025-01-27 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-01-20 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-01-13 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Monday Jan. 6 – Feb. 10)
6:30-7:30pm
No dance experience necessary! Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner.
In an era when Swing was king, a moderate tempo blues was a welcome opportunity for dancers to slow down, catch their breath… and maybe take someone else’s breath away with some smooth and stylish moves!
In this class, students will learn the Ballroom Blues fundamentals of pulse, posture and partnership. This style of dance walks and strolls rather than rocks and rolls. Step variations and turns will be explored and students will use these to navigate the dance floor with confidence. We will learn fancy turns, promenade, a dip and how to match our dancing to the music (musicality). Come on out and see what all the fuss is about!

Teachers: Antoine and Julie-Anne

Yoga for Dancers
2025-01-22 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-01-15 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-01-08 20:30 - 21:30
6 Weeks of Classes (Every Wednesday Jan. 8 – Feb 12)
An approachable, beginner friendly yoga class designed specifically for dancers. Come to this class to develop strength, balance, flexibility, and control – skills that will directly improve your dancing.
Alicia teaches accessible, safe, slow flow/Hatha yoga. Poses are not about how flexible we are, but a tool to safely explore and expand our breath and range of motion. There will be a time for relaxation at the end of each class.
Bring your own mat, and 2 yoga blocks.
